at least some voters here in the U.S. haven’t lost their marbles. progressive tax legislationcan find popular support when people aren’t greedy!

The judge in the scott roeder trial has ruled out voluntary manslaughter as a conviction option. guess why: because abortion is legal, sucka! jurors must choose between guilty and non-guilty verdicts for first-degree murder. despite the SCOTUS decision from last week, i have to have faith in the American judicial system and i believe that roeder will be found guilty. otherwise, anti-choicers can freely kill abortion providers without consequence. and then the slippery slope leads to the referrers of abortion services, advocates of abortion rights and… women. a hyperbole, of course. but is it that crazy?

paul shirley, former NBA player for the Bulls, is an asshole, elitist, bigot and all-round piece of shit. his post begins: “I don’t know if what I’m about to write makes me a monster.” so he’s already questioning his ideas. short answer: fuck yes, go fuck yourself. with a condom, obviously. this is so wrong i don’t even know where to begin.

iPad: haha, women have periods. eeeeww! so gross! get over it. it’s a fucking computer. (nuanced point: i think it’s funny to joke about how Apple might market tampons and pads, but this reaction smacks of second-grade humor. “they said ‘pad’! teehee!)